Convertible chair-bed.



G. ANDERSON. CONVERTIBLE CHAIR BED. APPLIUATION FILED MAY 3, 1912.

Patented J 311. 6, 1914.

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1 is a front view showing the invention fold- GUSTAVE ANDERSON,

or NEW YORK, 1v. Y.

CONVERTIBLE CHAIR-BED.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 6, 1914.

Application filed May 8, 1912. Serial No. 695,866.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it lmown that I, GUs'rAvn ANDERSON, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Flushing, borough of Queens, Greater New York, in the county of Queens and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Convertible Chair-Beds, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an article of furniture which may be converted into either a bed or chair.

The main object of the invention is to provide a simplified, inexpensive, readily convertible and improved device for this purpose.

Another object of the invention is to provide means whereby the device when con verted to constitute a chair, the bed or body supporting surfaces will be exposed to continuous airing, and thus conducive to cleanliness, sanitation, and prevention of vermin.

In carrying out the invention, the chairback is composed of two folded upholstered sections, one of which is at the front and the other at the rear thereof. The front section is hinged to the chair seat, and the rear section to the upper part of the front section, whereby said sections may be extended rearwardly on a level with the chair-seat and thus converted into a bed. Suitable linked-supports which are inclosed when the sections are folded, open up as legs to support said sections properly when they are extended. The chair-seat 1s hinged at the rear thereof, and a universal link engages therewith to maintain it at various degrees of inclination to serve as a head rest. Said universal link likewise engages with said rear section to maintain the chair-back folded and .at different angular positions.

Other objects and advantages will hereinafter appear.

In the accompanying drawings :-F1gure ed up to constitute a chair. Fig. 2 is a side view of 'Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side view of Fig. 1 showing the rear of the chair with parts broken away. Fig. 4 is a detail of the universal link. Fig. 5 is a sectional side view of Fig. 4: taken on the line 55. Fig. 6 is a plan view showing the sections extended to constitute a bed, and Fig. 7 is a front view of Fig. 6.

In these views the numeral 10 denotes an ordinary chair-frame provided with legs 11, arm-rests 12 and has its upholstered chair-seat 18 hinged at 14 toa bracket 15. The latter is fixed to said frame 10 and when the chair form of the invention is used the seat is disposed as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The side members of the chair-frame project rearwardly beyond the legs, so as to form extensions 16.

A chair-back 20, Fig. 1, composed of upholstered sections 21, 22, which comprise the rear and front parts thereof respectivcly, may be extended rearwardly as shown in Fig. 7 to constitute the mattress or body supporting portion of the bed. The front section 22 is hinged at let to the bracket 15, rear section 21 being in its turn hinged to the said section 22 at 23. A universal link 24 engages with the topmost hole 25 in the section 21 to maintain the sections folded and the chair-back erect. Engagement of said link with the lower holes 26 permits adjustment of the chair back 20 in various inclinations. The said link 24 has one end pivoted at 27 to a bracket 28 attached to the frame work of the arm-rests 12. The opposite end of the link is provided with a pin 29 having a head 30 which passes through either of said holes 25, 26 that are formed with a plate 31 secured to the section 21. The edge of one of these holes bears against the body of the pin 29 by the weight of said sections, whereby engagement of said link and chairback is effected. As shown in Fig. 1 the outermost section 21 of the chair-back rests with its lower end on the rearward extension 16 of the chair-frame.

Then the chair-back 20 is extended to constitute the bed as shown in Fig. 7 the section 21 swings upwardly about the hinge 23, while the section 22 swings downwardly about its hinge 1 1 as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 7 whereby said sections are disposed rearwardly of the seat 13 as a continuation thereof and level therewith. Linkedsupports 35 and 36 (Figs. 6 and 7) have their lower ends pivoted to each other at 4:1, and their opposite ends 39,

10 to the sides of the sections, 21, 22. A rear support 37 has one end pivoted at 12 to the outer section 21, and a link 38 joins the supports 36 and 37 at 13, d4 respectively so that when the sections 21 and 22 are extended, said supports and links, being all hinged together, open up, as shown in Fig. 7 and cooperating with the chair-frame legs 11 to support the entire bed. "When said. sections are folded to constitute the chair-back said link supports are closed as shown by the dotted lines in Figs. 1 and 3 and are maintained between said sections concealed from view. The universal link 24 may be swung to engage the pin 29 thereof with any one of the holes 45 formed in a plate 47 similar to plate 81, provided in the seat section 13, whereby said seat may be adjusted to any desired inclination about its hinge 14- as shown in Fig. 7 to serve as a head rest for the bed.

To convert the chair into a bed, the universal link 24L- is disengaged from the hole 25 or 26, then the section 21 is grasped at about 46, and is pulled rearwardly until the linked supports rest on the floor. The link as may engage with one of the holes 45 of the seat 13, if it is desired to incline the latter. These operations are obviously reversed when the bed is converted back into a chair.

The upholstered portions 50, 52 of sections 21, 22 and 53 of the seat 13 are suitable for a person to lie upon when the device is used as a bed and to present a proper appearance when it is used in chair form.

It will be evident from the foregoing that when all parts are folded to constitute a chair the upholstered surfaces are at all times external to the frame work, thereby exposing them continuously to the atmosphere.

A drawer 55 is provided within the chair frame 10 and is adapted to serve as a receptacle for bed articles such as spreads and quilts. A foot-rest 56 hinged at 57 to the outer edge of the said drawer may be swung outwardly when in use as shown in Fig. 1, when not used the said foot-rest 56 is folded about its hinge 57 as shown by the dotted lines at 58 within the drawer which may then be closed.

Variations may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention what I de sire to secure by Letters Patent and claims 1s:

1. In a convertible bed and chair, the combination of a relatively immovable chair frame, a chair seat thereon, a chair back composed of hinged sections folding so as to stand both above said frame, supports pivotally attached by one end to each of said sections near the junction thereof and having their other ends linked together, other supports having pivotal connection with the outermost section of said chair back, and a connecting rod linking the supports of the lattennamed section with one of the firstnamed supports whereby the several supports are operatively joined to one another and all of them find their respective bearing positions under the chair back when it is unfolded to convert the chair into a bed, the said supports and linkage thereof folding compactly in a vertical plane between the hinged sections when the bed is again transformed into a chair.

2. In combination, a chair having a bottom and arm rests, a bed sect-ion hingedly connected to the chair, a second bed section hingedly connected to the end of the first bed section, legs comprising supporting members hingedly connected at their lower ends and adapted to rest on the floor, the upper end of one member of each leg being connected to the first bed section and the upper end of the opposing member of each leg being connected to the second bed section and in supporting position diverging from the lower ends thereof, legs connected to the outer end of the second bed section, and means connecting said legs to the first legs to cause them to fold together when the bed sections are folded.

3. In combination, a chair having a bot tom, a bed section hinged to the chair and adapted to be supported in vertical position thereon, a second bed section hinged to the first bed section and adapted to be folded against the first bed sect-ion in a vertical position on the chair, leg members connected to each side of each bed section distantly from the connected ends thereof and converging downwardly and pivotally connected together at their lower floor-engaging portions, legs connected to the outer end of the second bed section, a. rod connecting the outer leg members, a rod connecting the legs, and a rod connecting the two rods to cause the leg members and the legs to fold together when the bed sections are folded.

Signed at the borough of Manhattan in the county of New York and State of New York this 23rd day of April A. D. 1912.

GUSTAVE ANDERSON.

itnesses H. C. KARLsoN, W. H. Gen.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). C. 

